Easter will be observed on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The date is determined as the Sunday following the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. Lent is a period of fasting and reflection that begins ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before ...

According to Britannica.com, "Ash Wednesday is a solemn reminder of ... and April 25 is the latest. When is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras 2025? Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is on Tuesday ...

The last few years have not been kind to Long Island’s Cajun and Creole restaurants. Biscuits & Barbeque in Mineola closed last year and Mara’s Southern Kitchen in Syosset closed in 2022 — though Mara ...

“Then, starting Ash Wednesday, the people will not eat meat and will not ... Now Sokoloski plans to offer paczek every month, bringing Fat Tuesday alive all year.

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, clutching umbrellas along with their hopes that this season of Lent ...

Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy hosted Ash Wednesday activities geared toward children and youth Wednesday evening. Open to the public, the event featured a soup supper; a church service ...

Many in Orange County’s faithful community marked the start of the solemn season of Lent with Ash Wednesday services. The Christ Cathedral had several Mass services planned in multiple languages ...

With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto ...

Sagayaraj leading the Ash Wednesday Mass. According to the faithful, for the next 40 days, the believers will observe special prayers called ‘Way of The Cross’ where the events that led to ...

A procession of the faithful greeted clergy and lay ministers on Ash Wednesday in Upland. The annual mobile service Wednesday morning, March 5, at St. Mark Episcopal Parish marked the beginning of ...